Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-10
PlNCHBECK POLITICS.

PlNCHBECK POLITICS.
Reserving the right to at all times as
sumo the championship of its own home,
I 70 speak in especial praise of its immediate
surroundings. and to dwell with especial
pride upon the beauties and glories of that
particular portion of the state through
which it makes its daily flight, it canno,
be denied that the EAGLE is cosmopolitan;
that in all things pertaining to our great
and growing state, it is liberal; In the dis
cussien of matters of material concern Ct
present and future state policy, it is broad
gagged; in specifically setting forth the
local advantages of the most obscure vii
lsge in the state, IL is just as honestly en-
fhusiastic as it is in clarifying its own
home: and being everywhere recognized as
such newspaper, in speaking of public
matters, it can do so in the plainest Ian
guage without being accused of jealousy,
narrow-minded prejudice or sectional feel
ing.
Every man, who reads, who thinks, or
who is at all conversant with western
people, western methods, or western enter
prise, admits that Wichita will. in
less than five years contain a
hundred thousand people. And,
that the towns and counties in this great
valley, the towns and counties of the new
West will keep abreast with this rapid de-
yelopment, is just as inevitable as that
water runs down hill
The men who first settled in Eastern
Kansas made practically the same claim
Tor their section and IT was fulfilled; and
yet those same men, standing on the pin
nacle of this great development, and adj
uniting that what has been done, can be
done, even in less time and greater prof.
cheney, are not willing to exercise that
Iberality and public spirit towards us that
they were claiming for themselves a few
years ago, and today we find the political
power of the state as solidly inimical to the
great West as it is possible for it to be.
Having by the power of numbers, obtain
ed control of every department of the state
government, they SO tenacjously hang to-
gether, that such feeling of sectionalism
is growing up, such spirit of jealousy is
being engendered, that, if not prevented by
the adoption of more liberal policy by
those in power, such permanent division
will be established, that it will take life.
time to overcome it.
This Is all wrong and will in time react
upon those who are to large extent re-
sponsible for it.
The political intelligence and the
patriotism of the state is diversified,
not concentrated into one corner
nor is it necessary for man tc
reside within a certain prescribed limit
\ 2cr to have resided in the state certain
number of years to be fit subject for pro
motion.
This matter has been often mentioned
before, and just as often secuted at, and
yet it has grown stronger as evinced in g
movement last winter to remove the state
capital.
OF course there is no just reason for such
q condition of things, and, by the exercise
of more liberal policy on the part of those
in power, it would not exist.
1t i alleged that President Cleveland is
entirely sectional in the exercise of his pc
litjcal functions, and yet he is not more 50
than are those who have been promoted to
power in our state, and the EAGLE, which
presumes to speak for all, would most
politely, but most firmly suggest that the
self-constituted cabal, which persists in
disposing of the political favors to the self
admiring few, proceed at once, and
without further ado TO greatly enlarge
its circumscribed political horizon.
Speaking for the hundreds of thousands OF
new people who have recently come among
us, and more particularly for tie CONNER
cial metropolis, which has heretofore asked
no political favors, we desire to emphasize
the statement that it is not only in order,
but it is absolutely demanded that a broader
and more liberal policy be inaugurated
that few links be put in the chain; a little
fresh blood infused into the charmed
circle. tina we have'a broadening and widen
ing of the avenues of approach to the pc
litical throne
These younger Republicans, who are.the
offspring of the odd settlers" the political
host from the other states are here and tc
stay. Is it not the better part of wisdom
10 recognize these? Is it not sound politi
cal policy to prove to them that Kansas has
no "Pinchbeck Politics to enforce.
Let those who are in control open their
eyes to these potent facts before it is toe
late
The EAGLE of Wichita is screaming out
that all the outside papers are lombard
ing the city with view of injuring it
Why should any body or any paper try tC
injure the thrifty little city on the Arkan
sas? True, it is not very large city, no.